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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The annual Pumpkin Run will again originate and end at Cox’s Pumpkin Patch near Champion this year. The run is scheduled for Oct. 15. Entry forms are available at Imperial Super Foods or by visiting the Chase County...

Mid-Plains Community College was recently named as one of this year’s Top 10 tech-savvy Digital Community Colleges by the Center for Digital Education and Converge Online. The ranking was established based on the seventh annual national Digital Communi...

By Bethany SorensenFBLA reporter Fall Leadership Conference for Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members was held in Kearney Sept. 27. Nine FBLA officers from the chapter at Chase County Schools, along with Advisor Sandy O’Neil, attended. The F...

The Chase County Food Pantry received a $250 donation Monday from Harchelroad Motors and the Chase County Corvette Classic. The money was collected during a special raffle during the Corvette show at the Chase County Fair. Receiving the check from Carol H...

By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The Chase County Sheriff’s Department is investigating five reports of damage to property in rural Chase County over the weekend. On Sunday morning the department received reports of vehicular damage to two traffic...

Hoping to complete 3,000 miles in 77 days
By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Sitting at M&M’s Natural JAZ Tuesday morning, a pair of distance runners from England said it’s small towns like Imperial that make cross country running special. B...

By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Post office box holders in Enders have now been joined by those in Champion in concern over the possible closing of their post office. Champion Officer in Charge Marjie Buls said she can’t say when exactly she lea...

By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The recent tragedy of a missing Mitchell girl, whose body was found on a ranch last Thursday, raises questions as to how schools track students who don’t show up when they’re supposed to. The Nebraska State Patrol...

By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican A petition drive to dissolve the Chase County Hospital District is expected to be completed this week. Sue Smith of Imperial, who is coordinating the drive, said 10 circulators have collected “well over the required...

By Tina KittThe Wauneta Breeze Cancer Walk volunteer Stephanie Williams of Wauneta is thrilled with the early numbers coming in ahead of Chase County Hospital’s ALL Cancer Walk coming up in Wauneta Saturday. As of Tuesday, 132 walkers had already pre-re...

By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The Imperial Republican received a pair of awards in this year’s National Newspaper Association (NNA) Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented during NNA’s national convention held Sept. 22-24 in Alb...

As a thank-you to the community, McNair Agency of Imperial is hosting a free tailgate party Friday before the Chase County Schools/Hershey Homecoming football game.Owners and employees of McNair Agency will be serving hamburgers, brats, hotdogs, beans, po...

As corn harvest gets ever nearer in this area, so is completion of a new 12 x 16-foot probe shack at the Frenchman Valley Coop facility in Enders. The former office at the site, north of the pads, was torn down and this new building being built by Schultz...

Last year, Great Plains Communications provided free shipping for more than 200 USPS approved goodie boxes to overseas troops. This year, the company plans to add two new projects to its “Support Our Troops Program,” creating additional opportunities...

By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican A growing humanitarian crisis in East Africa and the Horn of Africa has prompted a local church to help where they can. This Sunday, members of St. Patrick Catholic Church and its Altar Society are sponsoring a brunch...

Summertime brought a fun visit from Australian relatives that was indeed intriguing. I attempted to prepare my grandchildren for the accent they could expect from our anticipated company. I showed them pictures of the kids on Facebook.“They don’t look...

By Jan Schultz, The Imperial Republican News EditorChase County Community Hospital just completed a mini health fair, at which more than 500 people took advantage of blood draws, checking levels as a prevention tool. As we all know, early detection of man...

The Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise will offer three tax classes the first week of October in McCook. “Sales and Use Tax” will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to noon CT on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at McCook Community College in room 201 of McMillen Hall and fro...

By Jan SchultzThe Imperial Republican Game & Parks seasonal superintendent, Beau Licking, said it was a good summer at Enders Lake Recreation Area, both in attendance and recreational opportunities. While this was his first summer as the lake’s supe...